Forbes magazine released its list of the world's mega-rich Wednesday and said Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, 23, became the youngest ever self-made billionaire.
Zuckerberg, who turns 24 in May, is worth $1.5 billion four years after launching the social networking site and the third-youngest to crack the billionaire list since Forbes began tracking ages a decade ago.
Warren Buffett dethrones Bill Gates as richest man
The Forbes list often reflects the times. Bill Gates was once himself like Zuckerberg, a Harvard dropout who left to launch a technology upstart. Gates is now 52 and slipped from first place in the rankings after being the richest person in the world for 13 consecutive years. He's now third, worth $58 billion. That's $2 billion more than last year, but was dislodged by Warren Buffett ($62 billion) and Mexican telecommunications tycoon Carlos Slim Helu ($60 billion). Buffett's Berkshire-Hathaway stock climbed $10 billion, Helu's fortune went up $11 billion.
Other notables on the List
(a very small attempt at Humor)
EagerBeaver – 4.704 Billion – Made his $$ by inventing Post-It Notes
Techman – 2.637 Billion – Made his $$ by inventing Computer Chips
Special K – 2.033 Billion – Made his $$ by inventing the Breakfast staple called Cereal
Doc Holliday – 1.991 Billion – Made his $$ by digging for GOLD
naughtylady – 1.798 Billion – Made her $$ by being Nice and Caring
MG_mtl – 1.752 Billion - Made his $$ by inventing Molson Beer
montreal_monk01 – 1.444 Billion – Made his $$ by selling wine to the Church
Korbel – 1.419 Billion – Made his $$ by selling the Red Sox to John Henry. Korbel still gets $ from every Fenway Frank that is sold.
Maxima – 1.411 Billion – Made his $$ by starting the biggest retail chain in the Baltics
***Money, it makes the World go round***
Zuckerberg, who turns 24 in May, is worth $1.5 billion four years after launching the social networking site and the third-youngest to crack the billionaire list since Forbes began tracking ages a decade ago.
Warren Buffett dethrones Bill Gates as richest man
The Forbes list often reflects the times. Bill Gates was once himself like Zuckerberg, a Harvard dropout who left to launch a technology upstart. Gates is now 52 and slipped from first place in the rankings after being the richest person in the world for 13 consecutive years. He's now third, worth $58 billion. That's $2 billion more than last year, but was dislodged by Warren Buffett ($62 billion) and Mexican telecommunications tycoon Carlos Slim Helu ($60 billion). Buffett's Berkshire-Hathaway stock climbed $10 billion, Helu's fortune went up $11 billion.
Other notables on the List
(a very small attempt at Humor)
EagerBeaver – 4.704 Billion – Made his $$ by inventing Post-It Notes
Techman – 2.637 Billion – Made his $$ by inventing Computer Chips
Special K – 2.033 Billion – Made his $$ by inventing the Breakfast staple called Cereal
Doc Holliday – 1.991 Billion – Made his $$ by digging for GOLD
naughtylady – 1.798 Billion – Made her $$ by being Nice and Caring
MG_mtl – 1.752 Billion - Made his $$ by inventing Molson Beer
montreal_monk01 – 1.444 Billion – Made his $$ by selling wine to the Church
Korbel – 1.419 Billion – Made his $$ by selling the Red Sox to John Henry. Korbel still gets $ from every Fenway Frank that is sold.
Maxima – 1.411 Billion – Made his $$ by starting the biggest retail chain in the Baltics
***Money, it makes the World go round***
